Rawlings Consulting Forestry, PLLC: Serving forest landowners in North Carolina since 1983 Bradley J. Rawlings, the consulting forester, stands on the bank of the Neuse River in southern Johnston County, NC.

Welcome to Rawlings Consulting Forestry, PLLC

Whether you are seeking assistance with the sale of your timber or a consulting forester to help manage your timberland, or if you have simply stumbled upon our site or have heard about us from a friend, we invite you to learn more about us and the forestry consulting services we offer.

Who We Serve

Our clientele consists primarily of private forest landowners, but includes municipalities, airports, civil and environmental engineering companies, banks, attorneys, accountants, estate administrators, real estate appraisers, investment companies and non-forestry based corporations. Our primary service area extends across the eastern two-thirds of North Carolina. However, we frequently venture further to accommodate special projects and unique situations.

What is Forestry?

For·est·ry (ˈfôrəstrē; ˈfär-)
n. 1a. The science and art of cultivating, maintaining, and developing forests.
b. The management of a forestland.

At Rawlings Consulting Forestry, PLLC, we define forestry as the artful science of manipulating the forest ecosystem for the obtainment of client-specific desires, goals, and objectives. Just as a forest is more than the sum of its individual trees, forestry deals with not only the trees, but also the air and water that flow through the forest, the wildlife that live in it, the diseases that can affect it, and the people that come to enjoy it. Though some may equate forest management with the sale and harvesting of timber, forestry actually serves a wide variety of objectives such as:

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About Rawlings Consulting Forestry, PLLC

Rawlings Consulting Forestry, PLLC, is a locally-owned family company dedicated to assisting and serving the landowners of North Carolina with their forestry needs. Originating in 1983 with a few clients in south-central North Carolina, Rawlings Consulting Forestry, PLLC, has grown to provide assistance to hundreds of clients, many repeatedly, in central and eastern North Carolina. Clientele consists primarily of private landowners, but includes municipalities, banks, attorneys, accountants, estate administrators, airports, real estate appraisers, engineering companies, employee pension plans and non-forestry based corporations.